Nebraska Childrens' Chorus

...back from the Northwest after 9 days of near-constant driving. It's easy to underestimate how much that can actually take out of you (I logged in over 5 hours behind the wheel today). But that's neither here nor there...just good to be home.

The first part of the drive out to Seattle was Lincoln, Nebraska to hear the Nebraska Childrens' Chorus Bel Canto sing the world premiere of In Magna Symphonia. Nebraska pretty much looks like you think it would (even from the hotel window).














The place where they had the concert was styled after some old Spanish church. The campus took up an entire city block. Really beautiful on a great late afternoon in Lincoln.


















Here they are rehearsing with conductor Sean Burton. The acoustic was absolutely perfect. I suspect it was probably some pretty good practice for the European cathedral tour they were about to embark on.














The 2-choirs-for-the-price-of-1 concert also featured the Lincoln Boys Choir performing a great set (including a rendition of The Lion Sleeps Tonight...it's hard to get tired of that one if it's performed right).














With some of the singers. Once we snapped this one a bunch of moms crowded around to take a few more. Remember that happening when you were a kid?














It leads to this...














With conductor Sean Burton. He is totally amazing at what he does and it was great to talk some shop about young voices. His wife, Shannon, is also a professional singer and we all had it out with some top-shelf nerd talk over some good wine.














I had the chicken.














They had these weird bronze statues in downtown Lincoln. My record with municipal sculptures speaks for itself.














I've gotten a few emails from them while they're on the road and it sounds like they're having a blast. They are traveling to France (including a performance in the world-famous Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris!), Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Go Bel Canto!